whelen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• whele, whielen, whilen, quhelen

Etymology

From whel (“wheel”) +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhweːlən/

Verb

whelen (third-person singular simple present hweleth, present participle hwelende, hwelynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle hweled)

1. (rare) To rotate; move in a circular motion.
2. (rare) To stretch or extend in a circular motion.
3. (rare) To give or furnish wheels.

Conjugation

Conjugation of whelen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) whelen, whele
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	whele	wheled
2nd-person singular	whelest	wheledest
3rd-person singular	wheleth	wheled
subjunctive singular	whele
imperative singular		—
plural1	whelen, whele	wheleden, whelede
imperative plural	wheleth, whele	—
participles	whelynge, whelende	wheled, ywheled

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: wheel
• Scots: wheel
• Yola: whil

References

• “whēlen, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-06.